:hospital::hospital: Healthy Minds :hospital::hospital:

A community for the severely ill and those that support them

Who am i designing for:question:

• People who are severely ill, recently diagnosed or support someone with a severe illness
• All ages and genders - those who have, had in the past or support those with severe illness

Why:question::cloud:

• The best community, source of community advice and support for people and their families who are suffering from severe illness

What:question:

• Users will be better informed about the disease
• Users will have access to support - in the form of helpful and friendly information
• Users will know about the treatment options
• Users will have access to information about good hospitals for treatment and doctors
• Users can chat with other members of the community about a disease and how it affected them

When:question:

• At the time when users have been informed they have an illness
• At a time when the user wants to know more about a particular illness
• At a time when a user who is suffering from an illness wants to tell their own story or seeks support
• At a time when a family member wants to tell their story about supporting someone with an illness and what works / does not work
• When the user wants to engage with the community - not just for support
• When messages have been posted in chat-rooms and private chats

Where:question:

• Desktop and mobile - we believe our users will generally be in areas of reasonable internet connection

How:question:

• All information is available, regardless of signup
• The user can create a profile to personalise their experience
• The user can add information about an illness and label it
• The user can search for information about an illness
• The user can comment on information about an illness
• The user can ask a question to the community about an illness
• The user can chat and interact in community group chats or privately with other users
• The user can up-vote community information

Hypothesis:question:

• To improve the quality of life for those who are suffering from and those who are supporting people with severe illness
• By providing quality and accurate information, to improve the prospects for those suffering from sever illness
• Showing that community created and monitored information can be extremely valuable to sufferers and their families